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Sonlight®: How Do I Use It With Time4Learning?

Sometimes, after you are done exploring the pros and cons of two different curriculums, you’ll find that there are aspects of each that would benefit your student. The beauty of homeschooling is you don’t have to pick one or the other; you can use both Time4Learning and Sonlight® curricula to create the best homeschool program for your individual student. Let’s look at how that might work.

A Mix-and-Match Approach to Homeschool

Are you finding yourself wanting to include multiple homeschooling programs and resources into your homeschool routine? Consider yourself an eclectic homeschooler! Eclectic homeschooling is when a homeschooling family uses multiple curricula to meet their families needs and actually a large portion of homeschoolers fall under this category.

Every learner is different. When evaluating your child’s learning needs, you’ll need to consider:

  • Your student’s learning style
  • Whether your student has a learning disability
  • Whether your student is gifted in one or more areas
  • Which subjects your student needs additional help with
  • How independently your student is able to work
  • What extracurriculars your student is interested in
  • What your overall educational goals are for your student

The answers to these questions usually mean picking and choosing more than one homeschool tool to fulfill all your student’s needs.

Using Time4Learning and Sonlight® Together for Homeschool

There might be several reasons you want to use both Time4Learning and Sonlight® concurrently in your homeschool. Those might include:

  • Introducing an online curriculum into your homeschooling routine for a particular subject
  • To help students tackle specific subjects or concepts by approaching them from multiple angles to master concepts
  • Using Time4Learning as your core curriculum and supplementing Sonlight® for biblically-based instruction in some subjects
  • A desire to combine both the flexibility and independent learning from Time4Learning with a more hands-on parent input curriculum like Sonlight®

Supplementing an online curriculum with a literature-rich curriculum can be the perfect fit for your families needs. While Time4Learning is an online curriculum and Sonlight® is book-based, they certainly can complement each other.  For example, you might have your student do their Time4Learning lessons in the morning hours, then reinforce the lesson with an hands-on activity sheet with Sonlight® in the afternoon.

Or, if you have multiple students at multiple levels and limited access to an internet-connected device, one could be working on Sonlights® Couch-Subjects™ or Table Subjects™. Couch Subjects are those that can be accomplished while sitting on the couch, while Table Subjects are those that can be done at a table or desk. And the other student can be completing their math, language arts, science, or social studies exercises on Time4Learning!

Want to know more about how Time4learning compares with Sonlight® for homeschooling? You might be interested in:

*Time4Learning is not affiliated with Sonlight®. Time4Learning’s purpose with this article is to provide information to families who are considering an eclectic approach to homeschooling or who wish to compare the benefits of using both curricula. Time4Learning’s products and services are not endorsed or sponsored by Sonlight®.
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Time4Learning is a trusted online curriculum provider serving PreK-12th grade students. We provide student-paced lessons and activities in subjects like language arts, math, science, social studies, and electives. Our parent support features include planning and reporting tools to simplify scheduling and progress monitoring.Time4Learning lets parents control their child's learning schedule and approach. It's favored by homeschoolers as a main curriculum or a supplement and is also used for after school or summer learning to address learning gaps or maintain skills.

Our comprehensive preschool curriculum gives students a solid foundation in all core areas through fun stories, characters, and interactive activities in math, language arts, science, and social studies.

The elementary K-5th grade curriculum consists of standards-based language arts and math, and social studies and science for most grade levels. Time4MathFacts, our elementary-level math learning game collection, is also included for free!

Our standards-based middle school curriculum covers math and language arts, as well as options to personalize science and social studies coursework. You can select up to 3 middle school electives for students in grades 6-8. Additional electives can be purchased for $5.00 per course, per month.

Time4Learning’s standards-aligned high school curriculum consists of the primary subjects of language arts, math, science, and social studies. To meet individual needs and academic requirements, we offer a variety of options for math, science, and social studies coursework, as well as 15 elective courses.

Pricing depends on the grade level of your students:

Preschool to 5th Grade

  • $29.95 / month
  • Includes four courses
  • Access to Time4MathFacts

6th - 12th Grade:

  • $39.95 / month
  • Includes seven courses
  • Additional courses can be added for $5 each per month per student

Plus:

30% off each additional student*

10% off annual memberships with code ANNUAL10

Your billing cycle begins on the day of registration and members are billed every 30 days. Time4Learning has no hidden fees, offers a 14-day money-back guarantee for new members, and allows members to start, stop, or pause anytime. Parents must cancel through their Parent Dashboard. Once an account is canceled, members will only have access to the program and student reports until the end of their billing cycle.

*Discount applied to the student(s) of equal or lesser value.